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#ca9cfa color: Baby Purple

#ca9cfa is rgb(202, 156, 250) in RGB and oklch(77.005% 0.13858 305.892) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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269°
100%

77%
0.139
306°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.18:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.65:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #ca9cfa

#ca9cfa is a bright light purple color. In OKLCH it has 77% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 306°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.18:1 contrast and black text 9.65:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Baby Purple (#ca9bf7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #ca9cfa mixed with white

  1. ca9cfa
  2. cfa6fb
  3. d4b0fc
  4. dabafd
  5. dfc4fe
  6. e4cefe
  7. ead8ff
  8. efe2ff
  9. f4ebff
  10. faf5ff

Darker: #ca9cfa mixed with black

  1. ca9cfa
  2. af87d9
  3. 9573ba
  4. 7c5f9b
  5. 644c7d
  6. 4d3961
  7. 372846
  8. 22182d
  9. 0f0915
  10. 020103

Calmer: #ca9cfa with less saturation

  1. ca9cfa
  2. c89ff3
  3. c6a2ed
  4. c3a4e6
  5. c1a7df
  6. bfa9d8
  7. bdacd1
  8. bbaeca
  9. b8b0c3
  10. b6b2bb

Questions about #ca9cfa

What color is #ca9cfa?

#ca9cfa is bright light purple. The closest named color is Baby Purple. In RGB it is rgb(202, 156, 250), in HSL hsl(269.36, 90.38%, 79.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.005% 0.13858 305.892).

What colors go well with #ca9cfa?

The complementary color of #ca9cfa is #9ec45c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9cabff and #eb91d6. The triadic partners are #efa148 and #00d0c1.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca9cfa?

Black text reads better on #ca9cfa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and black gives 9.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca9cfa a warm or cool color?

#ca9cfa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 306 degrees, its lightness 77% and its chroma 0.139.